Again, I brought up rush hour as a reference point (benchmark, calibration method, etc), not as a threshold. Surely you’ve seen the “Is four a lot?” meme (“Doll

Again, I brought up rush hour as a reference point (benchmark, calibration method, etc), not as a threshold. Surely you’ve seen the “Is four a lot?” meme (“Dollars? No. Murders? Yes”). That applies here in spades. And yes, I think the bar for some random record attempt would be a bit higher. Some of the comments in this thread seem to think the marathon is valueless. I disagree. The Boston marathon is a big deal locally—-even non-runners get excited about it, so it does contribute to civic pride or whatever, More tangibly, the marquee marathons (Boston, NYC, etc) bring in a fair bit of tourist money. If these things are unexpectedly very dangerous, then sure, let’s reconsider. If not, do you also want to replace Central Park with rounded, rubberized surfaces?